EP 2915951 A4 20160727 - BI-DIRECTIONAL MANGANESE NODULE LIGHT GATHERING EQUIPMENT
Title (en)
BI-DIRECTIONAL MANGANESE NODULE LIGHT GATHERING EQUIPMENT
Title (de)
BIDIREKTIONALE MANGANKNOLLEN-LICHTSAMMELVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
ÉQUIPEMENT DE COLLECTE DE LUMIÈRE À NODULE DE MANGANÈSE BIDIRECTIONNEL
Publication
Application
Priority
- KR 20120121026 A 20121030
- KR 2013008902 W 20131004
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2915951A1] Disclosed is an apparatus for bi-directionally mining a manganese nodule. The apparatus includes a traveling device to travel in a predetermined traveling direction, collecting devices installed at both ends of the traveling device, respectively, to collect the manganese nodule, and a control device to sense the traveling direction of the traveling device and to drive one of the collecting devices installed at both ends of the traveling device, which is placed in the sensed traveling direction.
IPC 8 full level
E21C 45/00 (2006.01); E21C 50/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
E21C 45/00 (2013.01 - KR); E21C 50/00 (2013.01 - EP KR US)
Citation (search report)
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- [IY] WO 2011156866 A1 20111222 - NAUTILUS MINERALS PACIFIC PTY [AU], et al
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- [Y] US 4685742 A 19870811 - MOREAU JEAN-PIERRE L [BE]
- [Y] WO 9907949 A1 19990218 - NAMIBIAN MINERALS CORP LTD [GB], et al
- [A] US 4232903 A 19801111 - WELLING CONRAD G, et al
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- See references of WO 2014069803A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2915951 A1 20150909; EP 2915951 A4 20160727; JP 2016500774 A 20160114; JP 6218844 B2 20171025; KR 101426020 B1 20140805; KR 20140054933 A 20140509; US 2015300167 A1 20151022; US 9574445 B2 20170221; WO 2014069803 A1 20140508
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13850747 A 20131004; JP 2015538011 A 20131004; KR 20120121026 A 20121030; KR 2013008902 W 20131004; US 201314439198 A 20131004